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HOW TO WEAR RUFFLES IF YOU HAVE A LARGER CHEST

Monday, October 16, 2017

First let's all celebrate how gracious and humble God has been to bless us with relatively larger busts. Women who don't have it are trying hard and using all available means to enhance their girlies. No offense to anyone, but unless you have millions of dollars for breast implants, some have to make peace with failure.

We, as in the larger-chested lovelies, might be at an advantage here, but being bestowed has it's own pros and cons. Talk to us about the shirt-gaping and the size-discrepancy and the trends-dilemma. As much as we all would like to embrace trends, we have to be extra cautious about certain trends. Having said that one such fall trend that we the larger-busted ladies have to be careful about is RUFFLES....

Ruffle was huge in summer, remember those cute ruffle cold-shoulder tops, and it continues to be the talk-of-the-F-town this fall. Again, as much as we would like to wear the ruffle trend, if not done cautiously, we could end up looking larger than actuality. But thanks to whoever understood our dilemma and created patterns and pieces that have strategic construction to suit all body types. Also in conjunction to this, my know-how rules will act as a guide in taking down this tricky trend.

1) DELICATE RUFFLES- if you want to do ruffles, then delicate ruffles is the way to go. Look for pieces that have delicate slim ruffles, preferably around a V-neck. A v-neck will accentuate and shift focus from the ruffles. Keep all those multi-layered ruffled blouses at bay.

2) RUFFLES SOME SPOT ELSE - if you are not comfortable with ruffles over your chest, how about ruffles on the sleeves, like this one, or on the cuffs, like this one?? Both ruffles on the sleeve arms and the cuffs are a great alternative to doing ruffles on the upper half.

3) RUFFLE OFF-THE-SHOULDERS- talk me about this one, and I could go on and on about how much I love off-the-shoulder tops and dresses, and now off-the-shoulder sweaters in fall. Yes, you hear me right !!! : off-the-shoulder sweaters. When in the market for one, look for slimmer silhouettes, one-layer ruffle pieces. Avoid multi-layers of ruffle, they could add extra weight.

4) COVER UP- another great way to have your ruffles and wear it too, is by covering up. When I say cover up, I mean add a blazer or a jacket. Wear your ruffles as you like it, simply throw on a structured, simple-lines blazer and all your chesty-action will go under covers.

5) RUFFLES ON THE BOTTOM - don't be disheartened if nothing seems to be working so far. Try a ruffled skirt like this or this one. Choose a fully-ruffled skirt or one with ruffles at the hem, both will look great. Pair it with a simple top or a sweater and voila! I am loving the ruffle-tiered bottom more than anything. I am more comfortable wearing a ruffled-skirt than ruffled-tops. It is entirely my jam. Today's outfit is a sure example of my love for ruffles.

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MYRIAD MUSINGS is a blog for the everyday mom/girl, by a DC-based social media influencer Saumya. Popularly known as Sammy amongst her peeps, she started Myriad Musings to document her street style moments and her love-hate relationship with high-heels, red lips and statement jewelry. Come be a part of her journey, as she shares the tale of her lifestyle events through her sartorial musings.